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Title:
IN-CABIN OPERATION UNIT ADJUSTING DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPH07184733
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

PURPOSE: To automatically adjust a position of an operation unit composed of an operation switch group of a radio or an air conditioner or the like according to a body shape or a posture of a driver.

CONSTITUTION: A seat position or the seat position and a steering position are detected, and a hip point 100 of a driver and further a shoulder point 102 of the driver are found by operation. An adjusting position of an operation unit 60 is calculated with the shoulder point 102 as a reference so that the operation unit 60 is situated within a range which is found in terms of human engineering and in which the driver can comfortably operate the operation unit, and a motor is driven. Since a position of the operation unit 60 is automatically adjusted by interlocking with the seat position or the steering position, the driver can always comfortably operate the operation unit 60.


Inventors:
MIKI YOSHIYUKI
Application Number:
JP32940393A
Publication Date:
July 25, 1995
Filing Date:
December 27, 1993
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP
International Classes:
B60K37/06; B60R16/02; A47C1/00; (IPC1-7): A47C1/00; B60K37/06; B60R16/02
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kenji Yoshida (2 outside)



 
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